Beth

You build things that last. The commitments you make hold, and the structures you put in place, whether a home, a business, a routine, or a reputation, keep carrying weight long after you set them up. There is a quiet dignity in being someone whose word becomes something solid that other people can lean on.

The things you build do not seem to hold. You pour yourself into something, a role, a relationship, a plan, and it comes apart before it can mature. It can feel like you are always starting over, or like the ground will not stay firm under you. What you long for is permanence, and permanence keeps slipping through your hands.